Where does “kriv” come from?
kriv (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian tvòriti, from Proto-Slavic tvorìti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic twárīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European twerH- — to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir.
Ancestry of “kriv”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | tvòriti | to create, make |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | tvorìti | — |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | twárīˀtei | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | twerH- | to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir |
Words derived from “kriv”